NPD results for June 2009 were not positive, with sales down year-over-year in all categories. With the biggest year-over-year decline in nearly a decade, the month did not turn out to be the best time to launch The Conduit. The Wii exclusive FPS title managed only 72,000 in sales, putting it out of the Wii's top 5 titles and at number 25 for the month overall.
According to Edge, The Conduit failed to have much impact in the U.K. either, debuting at number 29 overall. The High Voltage Software developed game was the latest attempt by Sega to breach the core Wii market, with House of the Dead: Overkill having sold 45,000 in February and MadWorld managing only 66,000 sales during March 2009.
We have to really wonder at this point: is this just a bad time to launch a new core IP on the Wii, or is the market just not there?
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